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FAA incident report · Aircraft · Perris, CA · October 20, 2002

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Date
October 20, 2002 · 13:34 local
Place
Perris, CA
Airport
Perris Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Fatal injuries
1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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(-23) 1. Name of jumper: robert m. unzueta, 2. Experience and training of jumper: a. Mr. Unzueta was trained by jim wallace skydiving school Perris Valley Airport, Perris CA. B. Mr. Unzueta started training on October 14, 2000, and had completed 218 voluntary parachute jumps. 3. Club affiliation: united states parachute association. 4. Description of the parachutes and their packing records. A. main canopy manufacture: performance design model: sabre number 2, serial number: SA150-001691. B. reserve canopy manufacture: performance design model: 160 serial number: 027733. C. the reserve canopy was repacked on October 5, 2002, by richard fourie, master parachute rigger, number 1586505782, serial number rwz. D. harness and container system manufactured by sun path products, inc. model: javelin javj-2K: serial number 23230. On October 20, 2002, Mr. Robert (bob) m. unzueta performed a voluntary parachute jump from a twin otter N708PV at Perris Valley Airport Perris CA. At 50 to 100 feet above the ground Mr. Unzueto collided with heather wilson and both canopies collapsed. Miss wilson's canopy reinflated and touched down without incident. Mr. Unzueta canopy did not, and impact with the ground was fatal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 1. NAME OF JUMPER: ROBERT M. UNZUETA, 2. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF JUMPER: A. MR. UNZUETA WAS TRAINED BY JIM WALLACE SKYDIVING SCHOOL PERRIS VALLEY AIRPORT, PERRIS CA. B. MR. UNZUETA STARTED TRAINING ON OCTOBER 14, 2000, AND HAD COMPLETED 218 VOLUNTARY PARACHUTE JUMPS. 3. CLUB AFFILIATION: UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION. 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE PARACHUTES AND THEIR PACKING RECORDS. A. MAIN CANOPY MANUFACTURE: PERFORMANCE DESIGN MODEL: SABRE NUMBER 2, SERIAL NUMBER: SA150-001691. B. RESERVE CANOPY MANUFACTURE: PERFORMANCE DESIGN MODEL: 160 SERIAL NUMBER: 027733. C. THE RESERVE CANOPY WAS REPACKED ON OCTOBER 5, 2002, BY RICHARD FOURIE, MASTER PARACHUTE RIGGER, NUMBER 1586505782, SERIAL NUMBER RWZ. D. HARNESS AND CONTAINER SYSTEM MANUFACTURED BY SUN PATH PRODUCTS, INC. MODEL: JAVELIN JAVJ-2K: SERIAL NUMBER 23230. ON OCTOBER 20, 2002, MR. ROBERT (BOB) M. UNZUETA PERFORMED A VOLUNTARY PARACHUTE JUMP FROM A TWIN OTTER N708PV AT PERRIS VALLEY AIRPORT PERRIS CA. AT 50 TO 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND MR. UNZUETO COLLIDED WITH HEATHER WILSON AND BOTH CANOPIES COLLAPSED. MISS WILSON'S CANOPY REINFLATED AND TOUCHED DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. MR. UNZUETA CANOPY DID NOT, AND IMPACT WITH THE GROUND WAS FATAL.